The Three Faces of Eve

1957 "The strangest true experience a young girl ever had."
7.2| 1h31m| G| en
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A doctor treats a woman suffering from multiple personality disorder.

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Robert Joyner The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one
Jenna Walter The film may be flawed, but its message is not.
Nicole I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.
Abegail Noëlle While it is a pity that the story wasn't told with more visual finesse, this is trivial compared to our real-world problems. It takes a good movie to put that into perspective.
SnoopyStyle This purports to be the real case of Eve. In 1951, timid housewife Eve White (Joanne Woodward) and her abusive husband walk into the office of psychiatrist Dr. Luther (Lee J. Cobb). She is suffering from missing time and Luther determines that she has multiple personalities.Back in the day, this was probably new with some shock value. Joanne Woodward is a good early adapter. Honestly, they almost had to give her the Oscar for this new performance(s). The plot does need a destination. An earlier foreshadowing of the childhood trauma could have satisfied that need. Luther needs to be a bigger protagonist although he is the narrator. It's much later when he gets the co-starring role. The psychiatric work is not really a visual thrill. The final reveal is sadly unshocking. This is an early attempt at the subject matter which does give it first dibs. It's a solid effort.
evanston_dad Movie about multiple personality disorder that is worth seeing for Joanne Woodward's Oscar-winning performance.Like many movies from this time period about subjects that the medical and scientific worlds were only still learning about, "The Three Faces of Eve" should probably not be used as a factual portrayal of what multiple personality disorder is like, despite the film being based on the case of a real woman. Its heart is in the right place, but who knows how accurate it is? Instead, it's highly enjoyable as a showcase for a dramatic actress who gives a performance that feels much more contemporary than many performances delivered in films from around the same time period. Writer turned director Nunnally Johnson directs in black and white Cinemascope, and Lee J. Cobb delivers the rare performance, this one as a doctor, that doesn't consist of him shouting at the top of his lungs for two hours.Was I the only one left a little baffled by the trigger behind this woman's disorder, once it was finally revealed? Since this is based on a true case, I'm assuming it's factual, but it seems like a pretty small incident to have resulted in so pronounced a disorder.Grade: A-
shatguintruo Chris Costner Sizemore, the real person which originated the movie stated: "Despite authorities contraries affirmations, my prior "alter egos" were not fragments of my personality when I was born. They were entities, in their own rights, that lived with my personality before I was born. They were not me, but they lingered intrinsically related with me which means: They were me." The phrase above assumes that Chris was not convinced of the explications given by the psychoanalysts (atheists, in the vast majority) then pursued other sources of explanations. As The United States of America, had always been replenished of bookshops carrying all sorts of themes and subjects, maybe went and bought a book on the subject of Tibetan Philosophy which explains our existence, through many incarnations, always remaining the EGO, that animates several personalities, whom are nothing but a diversity of role plays that the EGO has to perform to learn in this Physical World.As for the movie itself, it is borderline ridiculous, as a former medicine student, I could verify authentic cases of multiple personality, and none of the inmates changed instantly, as reported in this movie: -May I speak to Mrs. "X"? And just in sequence the other personality "speaks" : -Yes, you may...That was not the way the inmates behaved, but yes, there were some episodes that lasted for several strait days, thus being totally impossible a sudden change.I believe that the authors of the book "embelished" the reality for the readers, in their majority laymen, as they could in this way capture the essence of the story.Joanne's interpretation is magnificent, following exactly what Director Nunnally "ordered her to do". (A more than deserved Oscar) The cinematography of Stanley Cortez (two Oscar nominations) in black and white is splendid.In a scale of 1 to 10, my vote is: 4.
sunznc First of all, the acting here is excellent by everyone-especially Joanne Woodward. There is no denying her talent as she shifts from one personality to another. The nuance of each personality evident in just a gaze or mannerism.However, the film is very dated. The shrink smokes in his office while treating his patient. The women depicted here are like Stepford Wives, the way that the male characters speak to the women-all very dated and hard to watch.Also, the character of Eve herself is a real drag to have to be with.Again, fantastic acting by everyone, especially Woodward but very dated. I doubt anyone will want to sit through this twice.